[OSGeo Africa] 1: 500 000 hydrogeological maps of south africa

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This is really a nice topic, GIS is not specifically used by ARCGIS softwares, even other softwares can still solve the problems. If I was having a company and wanted to hire a person, I was gonna appoint someone who is open minded and also exposed to as many as possible different softwares.
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From: Paul Scott <pscott209 at gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:29:04 
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo Africa] 1: 500 000 hydrogeological maps of south africa

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On 23/02/2012 10:13, Chlodwik Rossouw wrote:

> 
> Therefore, I can not see how any interview process or even job spec
> can not contain or ask for skills or knowledge with regards to
> specific software.
> 

Would you rather hire a person that can use MS Word, or someone that
can do word processing?

That is the real question here. If I hire someone that is "qualified"
in operating MS Word 2000 as an example, and I upgrade to the next
version, that person is redundant until trained. If, however, I find
someone that can do word processing (i.e. not attached to any specific
package), and they can remain agile since they know the fundamentals
of word processing, they will never be redundant and will forever be
an asset to my organisation. Same thing applies to other pieces of
software. I would rather have people that can think for themselves
than drones created from training courses where any deviation from the
norm will have them floundering.

Training institutions, colleges and Universities need to take this
lesson to heart as well, else we will never overcome the barriers to
true excellence.

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- -- Paul http://www.paulscott.za.net http://www.chisimba.com
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